Sunday in Outer Blogness: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like the “War on Christmas” Edition!

Seems like the “War on Christmas” starts earlier every year, doesn’t it? Mostly because people (like me!) would rather cover a humorous culture-war non-issue than tackle real politics. Real political news is so depressing these days! Just to give you a taste, have a look at some of the reactions to the latestbreakingpoliticalnews. * shudder *. Anyway, doesn’t that put you in the mood for some fluff, like a Jon Stewart War on Christmas special?

Now, it’s time to round-up everyone’s tales of how they’ve interacted with Mormons and Mormonism itself this past week! The Internet sure makes it easy for our Mormon friends and family to discover our disaffection. And there are other ways to get outed. At least you can always lie…

It has amazed me how my feelings towards myself have automatically changed as I have worked through my disaffection. I have not had to deal with being gay. I have not had to get used to being gay. As I have worked through church issues I have simply joyed in being myself.

“It has amazed me how my feelings towards myself have automatically changed as I have worked through my disaffection. I have not had to deal with being gay. I have not had to get used to being gay. As I have worked through church issues I have simply joyed in being myself.”

Isn’t it amazing that the only people who “struggle with homosexuality” are the ones who have anti-gay bigots harassing them for being who they are?

So, I posted this week about my bishop’s visit as a result of a note I posted on Facebook. For the record, the bishop hadn’t “found out” I was disaffected as a result of the Facebook note – indeed, I haven’t attended church in 18 months, and I have been blunt with our bishop every time we have met with him that I don’t believe and don’t like church. The note wasn’t “news” to anyone local, or to family – just to distant college friends.

He and the first counselor came to visit my house to ascertain how “public” I was being with my disbelief, so they could “protect the good name of the Church” (their words, not mine). It wasn’t about bringing me back to church or helping me with my testimony or any of that. They didn’t even hint or try to insinuate that they were at my home for my family’s welfare. They were trying to see whether I was spreading unfaithful rhetoric online, on my blog or on Facebook.

I actually asked them if there was any other purpose to their visit (there wasn’t), or if they wanted to ask my husband anything (they didn’t).

Apparently a disaffected Mormon with a following of 20 fellow disaffected Mormons on her blog has the power to stop the stone cut out of the mountain with no hands. Who knew?

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